Plain English Breakdown
The official text contains conflicting language regarding whether the State Board or Department of Education leads certain tasks, likely due to amendments; the summary reflects both entities being involved.
School Technology Best Practices and Advisory Committee
This law requires state education leaders to create a guide for using technology in schools, set up an advisory committee, and track how well these methods work.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the State Board of Education and Department of Education to write a list of best practices for using technology to help students learn by December 31, 2026.
- Mandates that this guide be updated at least once every two years with a model policy for school plans.
- Orders the creation of an advisory committee made up of teachers, administrators, and other experts to advise state leaders on technology use.
- Requires county offices of education to submit a report by December 31, 2028, comparing local school practices to the new best practices guide.
- Directs officials to run two surveys in 2027 and 2030 to measure how schools are using technology over time.
Who It Names or Affects
- School districts that receive specific federal funding
- County offices of education
- Charter schools that receive specific federal funding
- The State Board of Education and the California Department of Education
Terms To Know
- Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)
- A yearly plan where schools list their goals, actions to reach those goals, and how well they worked.
- State-mandated local program
- New tasks required by the state that cost money for local agencies or school districts.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not specify which federal funding programs qualify schools to use these best practices.
- Reimbursement for costs depends on a future decision by the Commission on State Mandates.
- The specific organizations that will provide members for the advisory committee are listed as 'as provided' without full details in this text.